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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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